Metallica - A Silver Lining on the Loudness Cloud?
September 19, 2008 - 12:51
With the release of Metallica’s new album, “Death
Magenetic,” an unprecedented backlash from fans and
listeners have cast a new spotlight on the “Loudness
Wars.” And this might be just what the industry
needs...
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Loudness War 'In Real Life' - Anecdotal Evidence
July 29, 2008 - 10:25
A lot of people use the excuse “Well, I want my
tracks to sound as loud as...” -- which is one thing.
Others use the excuse “Well, a lot of people are
listening in cars and on trains with iPods and such
and I want everything to be heard...”
Anyone who’s ever actually listened has another story...
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Anyone who’s ever actually listened has another story...
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Why Aren't My Mixes 'Loud' Like Commercial CD's?
February 03, 2008 - 19:28
More accurately, the question you should be asking
yourself is "Why don't my recordings have the
potential to be as loud as commercial CD's?"
(This is an incomplete post - a partial post I posted on an audio forum - to be updated soon)
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(This is an incomplete post - a partial post I posted on an audio forum - to be updated soon)
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Proper Audio Recording Levels
January 22, 2008 - 00:19
You're probably tracking too hot. Here's why...
(This is a rough draft and will be updated soon)
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(This is a rough draft and will be updated soon)
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Mastering DURING the mix
January 18, 2008 - 13:54
Mastering the Mixdown
January 13, 2008 - 13:50
REMEMBER: MIXDOWN IS CRUCIAL in more ways than one. A
good mastering session can go very well, or very
poorly depending on what happens during mixdown. Much
of this is common sense, yet much of it isn't common
sense until you've experienced the fallout a few
times...
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